Imam
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from Arabic 'imām ‘leader’, from 'amma ‘lead the way’.
wiktionary
Borrowed from Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām, “leader”).
etymonline
imam (n.)
1610s, from Arabic, literally "leader; one who precedes," from amma "to go before, precede." As a high religious title used differently by Sunni and Shiite, but also used of the leader of daily prayers in the mosque and generally for a Muslim prince or religious leader. Related: Imamate.
